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Ian Schlakman’s policy on ban rent-setting algorithms

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Should landlords be banned from using software to coordinate rent prices?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, this software creates a digital cartel that illegally fixes prices.

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Very strongly agree

Yes, this software creates a digital cartel that illegally fixes prices.

Framing algorithmic rent-setting as cartel-like price fixing matches the Green Party’s critique of corporate consolidation and market manipulation; Greens typically favor antitrust-style enforcement and regulation against practices that raise rents through coordinated pricing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

The Green Party generally supports strong tenant protections and regulating corporate power; its platforms have emphasized affordable housing, rent control/anti-gouging measures, and curbing landlord abuses, which aligns with banning rent-price coordination tools. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only for large corporate landlords, not small independent owners.

Greens often distinguish between large corporate actors and small owners, focusing enforcement on corporate landlords and financialization of housing; they would likely accept a targeted ban, though many Greens would still favor broader tenant protections beyond just large firms. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, property owners have a right to use data to determine market value.

The property-rights/market-value justification is more aligned with libertarian or pro-market arguments than the Green Party’s emphasis on housing as a human right and willingness to regulate landlord practices to prevent rent inflation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

A blanket “No” conflicts with the Green Party’s anti-corporate, pro-regulation approach to housing markets and its support for policies that prevent price gouging and protect renters. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, the government causes high rents by restricting housing supply, not software.

Blaming government restrictions as the primary cause and downplaying software coordination runs counter to the Green Party’s typical view that corporate practices, speculation, and weak regulation drive unaffordability; Greens more often call for public/social housing and stronger rules on landlords rather than deregulation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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